The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-12-30
domestic Markets.


NEW YORK. Dec. 20 18S7.-Flour market
receipts 39,4l6 packages; exports 1881 bbls and
32,777 sacks; very steady with increased bust
ness; sales 33 800 bbls.
slour quotaiIons-Fine at 1902 70; superrne
Western and State 50a3 10; common to GOOD
s1tfa Western and State ut DOGS so; good 10
wheat Western extra al 40a4 10; fancy DO at
at 75ob 10; common to good extra OHIO al on
90 lo common 70 choice extra ST LOUIS at 3 0oa
5 10; paterT Minnesota extra good 10 prime az
A 40ad 30; choice TO fancy DO At So % 10 In
cluaiAg $500 bills city mill extra at 5o@4 70;
1900 Dbs tine do 1Ua2 70; 1900 bbs superfne
2 50a3 10; 800 bbls extra No 2 at 3 O0a3 80;
$500 bbls winter wheat extra at OOao 6D;
II, 400 bbIs Minnesota extra at oOa5 10, South
ern -four quiet common to fair extra 30@3 80;
good to choice at 4 O0a5 10. Rye -four is firm.
Wheav receipts 1900 bush exports 66 hnsh;
No 2 Spring nominal iAc No Red at 9iA q
92c elev, 95@9314c delivered; extra Red "a mo
Red nominal v5c; No White nominal at 80. Rye
quiet Barley is firm. Corn-receipts 1860
bush exports 5TSS BUSH sales 49, 90 uush firm;
trade moderate; No at 691ac steamer. 6D1a9
elev, 63A 1631ac de Wered. Oass-recepts Az
900 bush, exports 2o05 bu; sales 10000 bush
spot; higher and frm;No at 38c; do White S9M
a4OA G; No 2 at 3814c; White do at 41@41s c;
No nominal; White do at 421ac; Mixed Wese
at 37a39lsc do White 4od46c. Coffee-fairlRio
5IAa5ss; Extra at 51a@5ssc; White Extra
6sz @57s C; Yellow 51s96Ac; of A 6G61sc;
standard A 61sc;, Mould 7h; Confectioners A
6za; cut loaf and crushed at 7Ac; powdered at
VAC; graduated &c; Cubes at 714c. Percienm
fhm-united at 87B. Pork firm and more active
for export Beef is quiet. Lard is lower and
moderately active; Western steam at 8 oOas O5;
city steam So; refined quoted at 10 for Cont
nent; A 30: nutier in fair request and firm.
Cheese firm with fair home trade demand.
Freighfs TO Liverpool steady.
OaICAeO Dec. 20. 1s87.-The Flour market is
unchanged; choice fancy winter patents at 90
a4 25 y Dbl; Southern winter COOS 80; Mich
igan and Wisconsin winters 8 COCA 05. Wheat
Corn dull-No at 491s S4s14c. oats-No2 at
In M RxfQQ OF IN of
assoc. Provisions-Mess Pork at IA 80. Lard at
7721s@7 rs. Dry sailed shoulders 8 9OG6 90;
' Rece e 1900 bbls; wheat. $4,000
bush; corn 124 QUO bush; oats SO, 900. bush; rye
5000 bush; barley, 5000 bush.
bush: corn I93, 900 bush ;oats 900 bush: rye
5000 bush. barley $4,000 bush.
ST. LOUiSDec 20. lSS7.-The Flour market is
az S Corn e IS firmly is SUI Sustained at 4S
negected-No at e6c Barley quiet. whiskey
new mess nominal at IA rs. Lard-prme steam
371a. Dry sailed meats-Shoulders at TOO
cesa ana cear Fps a. RI o0 eear
and clear ribs so; short clear e71s. Hams
steady 10 50&12 90. o.,,
cGrR $1,000 bush oats 5000 push, barley IL 200
bush,rye 200 bush.
shipments-Flour 5000 bbls, wheat 5000
bush, corn $4,000. bush. oats $4,000 bush, barley
5000 bush. rye 1000 bush.
DETROIT, Dec. 20, 1s87.-Wheat-No White
at 8714c bid; No Red. 7c.Corn-No at 55A
Oats-No at 341ac.
Receipts-Wheat $500 bush.I
NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 90 1887.-Cotton is
steady ;midding 91sc.
SAVANNAH, Dec. 20, lSS7-Cotton is steady I;
middiing 94sc
CHARLESTON, Dec. 20, la87.-Cotton steaoy;
laiddling 8 l5-16c.
MEMPHIS, Dec. 20, IsS7.-Cotton is firm I;
middiiag at 9Ae.
MOBILE, Dec. 20, 1ss7.-Cotton is quiet; mid
ding 8 l6c